Cr Glasheen was appointed as the first female chairperson of the board.

Agriculture minister Bill Byrne said rabbits were one of Australia’s major agricultural and environmental animal pests, as they were the primary cause of soil erosion by preventing regeneration of native vegetation.

Anne Glasheen from Toowoomba Regional Council is the first female chairperson of the Darling Downs-Moreton Rabbit Board.

“In order to minimise the impact of rabbits on primary producers, the board’s main function is to maintain the rabbit barrier fence in the Darling Downs-Moreton district,” Mr Byrne said.

“This includes patrolling, maintaining and rebuilding the 555km fence to keep it in a rabbit-proof condition.”